Sadr praises Arab summit in Doha

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Young Shiite cleric Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday praised Qatar for summoning the Arab summit that started in Doha on Friday (Jan. 16), as well as Arab and Islamic countries that participate in the summit, according to a release issued by al-Sadr’s office. “The summit has restored some respect to Arabs after what the Zionists have done against Arab and Muslim countries,” Sadr said in the release that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. He described the speech of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a “cure for the Arab peoples.” “Iraq stands side by side with the Palestinian people,” Sadr added. MH (P)/SR 1